town. On the Schwarzenberg lies the TC Großalmerode tennis complex, with four courts. Furthermore, the active members of the Turngemeinde 1863 Großalmerode e.V. (gymnastics club) and the FC Großalmerode 1920 Bezirksoberliga footballers have made names for themselves in past years. Between the main town and the outlying centre of Epterode lies the Männerspielplatz (“men’s playground”), where unusual sporting activities are on offer, such as digger driving, jeep driving and quad driving. Economy and infrastructure Transport Through the main town runs Bundesstraße 451, which leads to Bundesstraße 7 near Helsa and Bundesstraße 27 near Witzenhausen. The railway line from Walburg to the Großalmerode Ost end-of-line station was opened on 15 December 1915. Passenger service was ended on 2 June 1973. After conversion, the trains ran farther along the Gelstertalbahn to Witzenhausen Süd and Eichenberg. There was one other railway line that branched off at Velmeden from this line; it led to the Großalmerode West end-of-line station. Famous people Wilhelm Grimm, one of the Brothers Grimm, was confirmed on 13 April 1800 in Großalmerode. Heinrich Pforr was a painter. He was born on 26 October 1880 in Laudenbach. A street in Laudenbach has been named after him, on which his house still stands today. The poet Wilhelm Speck is an honorary citizen of the town and Wilhelm-Speck-Platz was named after him. References Werra-Meißner-Kreis